Summary: As internal audit's mandate shifts and broadens, how are internal audit functions addressing the skills and competency requirements necessary to reach beyond compliance activities and find the right balance between assurance and advisory, share business insights with stakeholders and serve as a strategic advisor to the organization?

To explore these issues, Ernst & Young commissioned Forbes Insights in May 2013 to conduct a global survey and interviews with chief audit executives (CAEs) . More than 500 audit committee members and CAEs in 20 industries participated. The majority of the organizations had at least $250 million in revenue.

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